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    | • | Temperature changes relatively simple 
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    |  | – | Starts out large and relatively cool   Must be on red side of diagram 
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    |  | – | It heats up as it contracts     Must towards the blue 
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    | • | Luminosity more complicated because it depends on T
    and R 
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    |  | – | Not much energy to start with     Luminosity must start out low 
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    |  | – | Collapse releases grav. energy     Luminosity will rise 
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    |  | – | Fusion begins, releases more energy   Luminosity at a peak 
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    |  | – | Collapse slows, only have fusion now   Luminosity declines 
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    | • | Finally stabilizes on the main sequence 
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